Elective Disciplines

Amount of credits-4
Type of control-exam
Elements of the theory of measurement. Measurement scales. Valid transforms The use of computer statistical programs SPS, analysis package, etc. Fundamentals of the theory of testing statistical hypotheses: quantitative data analysis, qualitative data analysis, regression analysis.

Amount of credits-3
Type of control-exam
Research in Public Health. Basics of national and international law in the field of scientific research. Methodology descriptive and analytical studies. Information gathering and data processing. Intellectual property protection. General requirements and rules for the design of research, preparation for publication. Reviewing research papers. The main types of research errors. Implementation of research results.

Amount of credits-3
Type of control-exam
The concept, principles and rules of bioethics. Basics of ethical regulation of biomedical research: international and national regulatory documents. Ethical problems of health development. Balancing the benefits and risks. Particularly vulnerable groups. Research design and ethical evaluation of epidemiological research methods.

Amount of credits-5
Type of control-exam
Basic and intermediate knowledge of the concept, design and implementation of database applications in health care. Tools and data models for database design: ER Model and SQL. Relational database systems: SQL Server, Access, Oracle and MySQL. Database connectivity and database administration. Basics of the SQL language. SQL structure. Development and implementation of basic database systems.

Amount of credits-3
Type of control-exam
Geographic information systems (GIS) for mapping and spatial analysis of health data and demographic data. Fundamentals of the software system ArcMap and ways to integrate cartography into the practice of biomedical informatics. Methods of analysis of demographic and spatial health models using GIS and methods of demographic analysis. Universality of GIS in public health settings.

Amount of credits-4
Type of control-exam
Writing and reading data. Data transformation Check and edit data. Construction of tables and graphs, the calculation of statistical indicators. Monovariant, bivariant and multivariate data analysis.

Amount of credits-3
Type of control-exam
Health policy research and planning issues. Basic mechanisms for the implementation of health policy, the behavior of a medical organization in a changing market environment, as well as the acquisition of practical skills in the application of elements and principles of operational management of services. Introduction to the scientific approach, the preparation of a graduate student who is able to successfully solve professional problems at the practical level of management.

Amount of credits-4
Type of control-exam
Writing and reading data Legal and regulatory acts governing the requirements for the processing of personal data (PD). The concept, operators, registration procedure and register of PD operators in the health care system. The subject of PD. Consent and disagreement to provide PD, procedure, procedure and execution. Ensuring the protection of PD in the implementation of information systems in the work of health facilities. Standards, requirements and structure. Electronic medical records. National standard «Electronic case history».

Amount of credits-4
Type of control-exam
Design and analysis of systems. The fundamental principles of design and analysis of systems for studying health systems, which include the integration of disparate clinical health systems, mobile technologies, as well as a combination of remote monitoring technologies, sensors and online communications and intelligence to improve patient commitment, involvement and clinical results. Intellectual and expert systems MYCIN.

Amount of credits-3
Type of control-exam
Practical application of methodological approaches related to the assessment of public health and the health care system. Prognostic findings to ensure medical and sociological activities. Establishing a target relationship of socially-oriented integral indicators on the activities of the subjects of the health care system, assessment of the health and quality of life of the population.

Amount of credits-4
Type of control-exam
Basics of computer communications. Remote medical education. Mobile telemedicine complexes and personal telemedicine facilities. Telecommunications and networks. The convergence of computers, data management, telecommunications and information technology applications in healthcare and medical institutions. Basic technical concepts of data transmission, telecommunications and networks with aspects of IT management in healthcare.

Amount of credits-4
Type of control-exam
The basic principles and methods of modern epidemiology used to assess the causes and spread of diseases. Investigate cases of infectious diseases, investigate outbreaks, develop preventive measures, control foci, conduct epidemiological surveillance and maintain current regulatory documentation.